Hype for the 2005 Beaujolais

For once, a vintage and region deserves the hype.

We've been importing Beaujolais since 1989 (when there were only eight crus) and the 2005s are among the best wines I can remember. Perhaps a bit less finesse than the legendary 1991s, but more material and concentration. These are wines to drink now or to hide in a cellar and open in fifteen or twenty years.

Just yesterday, we tasted at Clos de la Roilette and Louis-Claude Desvignes. The Desvignes' Morgon are not yet bottled, but the 2005 Roilette will be coming to America in a few weeks. Oddly, the Cuvee Tardive is more flattering right now and you should run to get some of this stuff. I just put aside twelve bottles in a hidden spot at the Louis/Dressner Complex in Poil Rouge. You should do something similar.


- Joe Dressner 8-12-2006 7:07 am


johnny guitar loves beaujolais !
- anonymous (guest) 8-12-2006 12:10 pm


When I worked with Triage, I would squirrel wines around the warehouse - although it was frowned upon, I know we all did it. Today, laws have passed making this practice illegal. I think it's a threat to national security. Anyway, thanks for the heads up on the Cuvee Tardive. R.John
- anonymous (guest) 8-18-2006 11:04 pm


i remember the 91's well, jacky janodet morgonVV changed my life.....
- anonymous (guest) 8-21-2006 9:09 pm


That's not what I read on the internet.
http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=102256

- anonymous (guest) 8-22-2006 9:58 pm


It's in stock now, Triage Seattle....
- anonymous (guest) 8-23-2006 1:54 am


Joe,
BTW, there were nine Crus until December 1988 when Regnie was elevated to Cru status making ten Crus in 1989.

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